Personal Trainer

Consumers Guide to choosing a

What is a Personal Trainer

. A personal trainer is someone that helps you achieve a better body goal and motivates you in many ways to make

it an enjoyable experience.

A personal trainer is NOT someone who makes you work full on without any motivation, and does not assist you

A Good Personal Trainer Can

Help you make the best of your

time

Motivate you

Help you perfect your technique

Monitor your progress

Adjust your exercise

program to your fitness

level

Offer sound advice on a

good nutrition

Change your exercise

options to keep your motivated, interested and enjoying your

workouts

Goals and Objectives

When looking for a personal trainer, it is important that you choose one that will help with your goals and objectives. Some goals/objectives might include:• Weight loss

• Body toning

• Flexibility training

• Endurance training

• Specific training eg: Yoga

• Fitness level training

Qualifications

Before choosing a Personal trainer, make sure you check they have certain qualifications. If you don’t you could be falsely trained. Qualifications a trainer MUST have are:

• Certificate III and IV in Fitness/Personal Training. (Minimum)

• Senior Certificate in First aid

• Attending workshops and training courses (Up to date knowledge)

• University Degree or certificates from fitness organisations. (forms solid foundation of knowledge

What to avoid

Steer clear of “personal trainers” that:

• Ignores important questions

• Works you till your in pain

• Suggests remedies that your doctor has not prescript-ed

• Interrupts sessions to talk to friends

• Doesn't return calls or emails

• Recommends levels of fitness that you cannot complete

• Can't or won't provide proof of professional credentials.

Questions to askTo make sure the personal trainer is of good value, ask questions like:

• How long have you been a personal trainer?

• What is a normal client for them?

• How much do they charge per session?

• Are there any other payments?

• How long are there sessions?

• What to bring?

• Where will we be training?

• What are your qualifications?

Where to look

When looking for a personal trainer, good places to start looking are:• Local Gym

• Get friends preferences

• Ask doctor

• Go to health centres and ask inquiries

• Telephone directories

Boot Camp Trainers Company Name : Fox Fitness and Performance

Specialties : Personal Training Studio, Group Fitness, Boot-camp, Ladies Only

Areas Serviced : Alexandria Sydney Redfern Waterloo Beaconsfield Mascot Erskineville

Qualifications : Cert III & IV in Fitness

Rate : Please call me for great prices

Telephone No. : 0424 486 780

Address : Unit 9b/17-19 Bowden Street Alexandria NSW 2015

Description : Fox Fitness and Performance specialises in weight loss transformations through personal training and women’s boot camp for working professionals and people with busy lifestyles. Achieve guaranteed results in record time with expert personal fitness training, boot camp and personalised nutrition plans with Sydney’s leading personal trainer and boot camp instructor who has helped transform the lives of over 230 Sydney residents already

Boxing Specialties : Personal Training

Outdoors, Group Fitness, Zumba Class , Boxing

Areas Serviced : Canning Vale, Perth , Belmont, Applecross, Fremantle, Mandurah, Scarborough

Qualifications : All of our trainers are fully qualified

Rate : Please call us for great prices

Telephone No. : 0433 910 335

Address : Locations all over Perth

Company Name : Suburban Boot-camps

Specialties : Boot-camp, Group Fitness

Areas Serviced : Carindale, Wakerley, Kangaroo Point

Qualifications : Physical Education Degree, Qualified Personal Trainer Cert IV in Fitness, Advanced Kettle-bell instructor

Rate : From $10 a session Get your free fitness package now @ www.freefitnesspackage.com

Telephone No. : 0402 032 042

Address : Carindale, East Brisbane

Specialties : Group Fitness, Personal Training Outdoors, Ladies Only, Boxing

Areas Serviced : Coorparoo, Dutton Park, Stones Corner, Woolloongabba, Mitchelton, Stafford, Buranda

Qualifications : All of our trainers are fully qualified

Rate : Please contact us for great prices

Telephone No. : 1300 438 688

Address : Langlands Park, Coorparoo Teralba Park, Everton Park Personal training at your home

Corporate Fitness

Specialties : Personal Training Studio, Group Fitness, Boot-camp, Corporate Fitness

Areas Serviced : Stones Corner, Coorparoo, Kangaroo Point, Greenslopes, Holland Park, East Brisbane, Brisbane

Qualifications : All of our trainers are fully qualified

Rate : Please contact us for great prices

Telephone No. : 07 3394 3664

Address : Level 1/375 Logan Road Stones Corner QLD 4120

Name : Black-belt Fitness

Specialties : Personal Training Outdoors, Group Fitness, Corporate Fitness, Senior Fitness

Areas Serviced : Melbourne, South Yarra, Carlton, Glen Waverley, Toorak, St Kilda, Richmond

Qualifications : Cert III & Cert IV in Personal Training, Master Trainer Certification

Rate : From $15 a session

Telephone No. : 0421 878 113

Address : We are located throughout the CBD and South East suburbs.

Group Fitness Specialties :

Group FitnessSenior FitnessLadies OnlySports Specific

Areas Serviced :

MaroubraMalabarCoogeePagewoodBotanyMatravilleKingsford

Qualifications : All of our trainers are fully qualified

Rate : Please contact us for great prices

Telephone No. : 02-9345 071

Address :

Des Renford Aquatic centre Maroubra

Company Name : Ashley Portas

Specialties :

Personal Training Gyms

Group Fitness

Personal Training Outdoors

Areas Serviced :

Brisbane

Toowong

New Farm

Newstead

Indooroopilly

Qualifications : Certificate of Fitness, Level 1 triathlon coach, level 1 swim instructor

Rate : from $60 for one-one session, from $15 per person for group sessions

Telephone No. : 0430 129 133

Address : Studio is in Toowong, but I can come to you.

Bibliography

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